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Happy Hour: Revenge Of The Tennessee State Fair
The Tennessee State Fair is back! We thought it was dead ‘n’ gone with the passing of the State Fairgrounds, but since the Fairgrounds have an extension, so does the Fair. More good news is that a private company will be running it so hopefully it won’t suck as much. [Tennessean] Nashville is safe. Nashville [...]
Happy Hour: Keeping The Peace
University of Tennessee will be doling out an “honorary doctor of laws and humane letters in ecology and evolutionary biology” to ol’ Al Gore in the spring. We don’t know what that even means. [WTVF] UT also approved some tuition hikes today for UT-Knoxville students in the colleges of Business, Engineering, and Nursing. [WTVF] And [...]
Bright & Early: That’s “Dr. Parton” To You Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Sure, there’s the pig flu still running rampant and lots more rain in the forecast and GM trying to bum $9 billion more from the feds, but the biggest news of the day is obviously that Dolly Parton is finally getting her honorary doctorate from UT-Knoxville this morning. The doctorate in humane [...]
Is There A Doctor In The House? [We Love Dolly]
Congratulations to Dolly Parton for getting way farther in school than we probably will! Earlier today, UT-Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek sent out this email notifying students and faculty that Dolly is in line to receive an Honorary doctoral degree in Humane and Musical Letters: To: UT Knoxville Faculty, Staff and Students From: Chancellor Jimmy [...]
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